Overview

• South Africa defended 330 to win by five runs at Lord’s and sealed the three-match series 2-0, with the finale set for Sept. 7 in Southampton.
• Breetzke top-scored with 85 to become the first player to pass fifty in each of his first five ODI innings, adding a 147-run stand with Tristan Stubbs (58).
• England finished 325-9 after Jofra Archer needed a six off the last ball; the teams’ combined 655 runs set a new ODI aggregate record at Lord’s.
• Jofra Archer took 4-62 and Adil Rashid 2-33 for England, but part-time options Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks conceded 112 in 10 overs as Nandre Burger led South Africa with 3-63.
• The victory is South Africa’s first bilateral ODI series win in England since 1998, continuing England’s slide after being skittled for 131 in the opener.